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Humphries of US wins to near World Cup bobsled overall title

KONIGSSEE, Germany - Kaillie Humphries moved closer to her fourth overall World Cup championship Saturday, teaming with Sylvia Hoffman for her third victory of the season and extending her series poin...

Jan 25, 2020

Canada's Brigitte Thibault returns to Augusta National Women's Amateur

Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., is headed back to the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The 21-year-old was the only Canadian in the field at the inaugural event last year and was officially invi...

Jan 25, 2020

Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to square off in Halifax

HALIFAX - Brett Lauther will be returning home this summer. The CFL announced Thursday it will hold a regular-season game in Halifax in July. The Toronto Argonauts will host the Saskatchewan Roughride...

Jan 25, 2020

Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes

CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post unveiled a commemorative stamp Thursday that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes - long before ...

Jan 25, 2020

Downtown Tokyo's homeless fear removal ahead of Olympics

TOKYO - Shelters made of cardboard start popping up in the basement of Tokyo's Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where "salarymen" rushing home and co...

Jan 24, 2020

Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets past Jets for 6th straight

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets roll into their long winter break after six weeks of solid play and a season-high six-game win streak. Columbus went back and forth with the Winnipeg Jets on...

Jan 24, 2020

Lowry, Siakam lead Raptors past Knicks for 6th straight win

NEW YORK - Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam had 23 and the Toronto Raptors beat the New York Knicks 118-112 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. A night after being voted to sta...

Jan 24, 2020

Canada beats U.S. in 3-on-3 women's game at NHL all-star skills competition

ST. LOUIS - Melodie Daoust and Rebecca Johnston scored to give Canada a 2-1 win over the United States in a 3-on-3 women's game on Friday during the NHL's all-star skills competitions. ...

Jan 24, 2020

VanVleet scores 22 as Raptors beat Sixers for fifth consecutive win

TORONTO - Marc Gasol has been a cerebral playmaker and a force on the defensive end for the Toronto Raptors. But it took some serious nagging from teammate Kyle Lowry for Gasol to shoot the ball....

Jan 24, 2020

Giants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super Bowls

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominenc...

Jan 24, 2020